White blood cell count and incidence of hypertension in the general Japanese population: ISSA-CKD study.
ObjectivesThis study aimed to clarify the relationship between the white blood cell (WBC) count and hypertension in the general Japanese population.MethodsWe conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study using annual health check-up data of residents of Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.A total of 2935 participants without hypertension